My draft and I are currently in a phase called “mutual disappointment.” #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

A strange milestone: realizing the reason you started writing is different from the reason you keep writing. Past me wanted to prove something. Current me mostly just wants to enjoy myself. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Adulthood is realizing how many people you thought had a plan were actually just moving confidently in a direction. Somehow, eventually, it all works out. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife

I started writing fiction because I had stories and imagination. Unfortunately the writing process requires figuring out what those actually are, beyond daydreams and vibes. This is turning out to be the difficult part. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

I don’t have impostor syndrome. I have persistent, itchy hyper-awareness of my own overthinking self-consciousness and the fragile social contract that allows any of us to publish our thoughts. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Writing a novel is a great hobby if you enjoy: - confusion - snacks - moving the same paragraph around like it’s a haunted doll that keeps tracking you with its eyes #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Your voice isn’t found once. It’s rediscovered over and over and over, at all ages and stages of life. That’s what keeps me coming back for more :) #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Me: I’m writing fiction. My brain: cool cool cool, but what if we unpack your entire personality first. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

You can start again as many times as you want 🧡 #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife

I used to think confidence meant feeling sure of yourself. Now I think it mostly means continuing to move forward while being aware you could be so very wrong. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife

Burnout check-in: Lightly toasted. Some pretty grill marks. But no charred-to-a-crisp here. Still edible. Still writing. #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #writerslife

Revision taught me something drafting never could: I’m allowed to change my mind! #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Nothing humbles you faster than opening a draft you were “really excited about” and discovering it was powered entirely by caffeine and delusion. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

You don’t need to be original. You need to be specific. Originality is often just specificity 
seen from the right distance. #writing #writingcommunity

I wanted a calm, grounded writing practice. Instead I have 47 tabs open and a spiritual bond with the undo button. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

One of the hardest things to admit is that something you worked very hard to build might no longer be where you’re meant to stay.

I became a writer because I love stories. Unfortunately the stories are now asking questions like “what is your deepest fear” and “why are you like this.” #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

The internet makes reinvention look fast. Real reinvention feels slower, stranger, and much less glamorous. You question yourself. You stall. You circle the same questions for months or years. Then one day you realize your thinking has shifted in a way that really has changed everything. #writing

I used to think consistency meant writing every day. Now I think it means not making it dramatic when you miss a day. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

I love when people ask how the book is going. It’s going! Where? Definitely somewhere! I swear! #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Writing session recap: 🔹 opened the document 🔹 frowned thoughtfully 🔹 rearranged one sentence 🔹 experienced several emotions Overall productive day. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

The characters in my WIP keep making chaotic decisions. Which is strange because I carefully designed them to behave exactly how I want. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

One of the strangest parts of growing up is noticing how your internal definition of success keeps changing. The world rarely notices the moment it shifts. But you feel it down in your bones. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Being a writer means sometimes you sit down to invent a story and the story responds with “okay but first we need to talk about your emotional baggage.” #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Being a fiction writer is wild because the job description is basically: - invent problems - solve problems - discover the problems were different problems #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

My writing process is mostly me discovering that the sentence I wrote is technically correct but spiritually wrong. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

It’s so much fun when your 2nd draft completely disagrees with your 1st draft. It feels like two completely different people arguing and thinking and wrestling their way to the final version. I’m okay with it...as long as they where awesome wrestler costumes. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting

Me: I should outline more before drafting. Also me: writes vibes, panic, and so many sentences that say “something happens here.” #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

You don’t hate writing. You hate the gap between what you meant and what came out. But that gap isn’t failure, it’s skill building. Keep going. That gap will close. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

I don’t procrastinate. I incubate. For months. Like a very anxious chicken. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Every draft is a time capsule of who I was when I thought that paragraph was a good idea. Archaeology, but embarrassing. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

I love being a writer. So why is it that, on some days, I don’t love being the person required to produce the writing? #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Some days writing flows. Some days it limps along. Some days it lies down on the floor and refuses to make eye contact. We work with what we have. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife

You don’t need more inspiration. You need more reps. #writing #writingcommunity #writerlife

I don’t fear failure. I fear succeeding and then having to explain what I meant lol. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

The worst part about becoming a better writer is realizing past me really thought she was cooking. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

A draft is not a verdict. It’s not evidence of your talent. It’s evidence of your willingness. And willingness is rarer than talent. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Writing is just repeatedly thinking “this is fine” while everything in the draft is, most definitely, not fine. #writing #writingcommunity #WIP #amwriting #writerslife

I've deleted 1,200 words today and gained nothing except character development. Unfortunately, the character is me. #writing #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #amwriting

Writing session summary: • rearranged sentences • rearranged scenes • rearranged my entire understanding of the story • forgot to eat #writing #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP #amwriting

I spend an impressive amount of time thinking about writing for someone who could simply be writing. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife #WIP

Me: This scene just needs a quick polish. The scene: Actually, I need emotional clarity, tension, and a reason to exist. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife #WIP

Every writing problem looks like a wording issue until you admit it’s a structure issue. A lot of progress depends on how fast you can get to that admission. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Writing tip: if you’re stuck, try changing the font. It won’t help the words, but it will make you feel briefly powerful. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

A lot of “discipline” problems disappear once you stop expecting yourself to write like a machine instead of a person with a nervous system. #writing #writingcommunity #writerslife

The outline for my #WIP was very confident for someone who had no idea what was going to happen. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

My characters keep making choices that don’t make sense and unfortunately it’s because *I* don’t make sense yet. #writing #writingcommunity #WIP

Me: I should probably cut this scene. Also me: but what if it’s secretly the soul of the book and I’ll regret this forever. #writing #writingcommunity #booksky #WIP

You’re allowed to want writing to feel steady instead of spectacular. Sustainable may not make for good hustle content, but it does make for a longer creative life. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

How most of my writing sessions go: Opened the document. Felt emotions. Closed the document. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife